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People of Pensacon: Bret Iwan, the Voice of Mickey Mouse
By Dakota Parks for Downtown Crowd There is no character quite as nostalgic as Mickey Mouse. He is not only an American icon, but his...
Feb 1, 20204 min read


Repeat After Me: Becoming A Wedding Officiant
By Dakota Parks for Pensacola Magazine Perhaps the two phrases associated with every rom-com marriage scene or romance movie are “repeat...
Feb 1, 20203 min read


5 Questions With Creatives: Vy Nguyen
By Dakota Parks for Downtown Crowd When people think of art, images of white canvases covered in complimenting hues and hands-off museum...
Feb 1, 20203 min read


Mountain Town Meets Beach Town: Telluride Film Festival Coming to Downtown Pensacola
By Dakota Parks for Pensacola Magazine Freshly popped popcorn, a cool, crisp evening and a big white screen are perhaps the three best...
Jan 1, 20204 min read


Not Your Conventional Running Club
By Dakota Parks for Downtown Crowd Knee-high socks, plaid kilt skirts, vests covered in patches, handmade necklaces that double as name...
Jan 1, 20204 min read


Fighting Hackers and Online Criminals: New Strides in UWF Cybersecurity Program
By Dakota Parks for Northwest Florida's Business Climate As recent as December 2019, Pensacola was under a cybersecurity attack. The...
Jan 1, 20203 min read


Plants for Pain: Medical Marijuana
By Dakota Parks for Coming of Age Magazine Over the last hundred years, cannabis has gotten a bad reputation. Crackdowns on the plant...
Dec 1, 20195 min read


Repurposing and Recycling for Artificial Reefs
By Dakota Parks for Northwest Florida's Business Climate Pensacola is home to some of the most beautiful beaches in the country,...
Dec 1, 20193 min read


Brewing Up Cozy Community Vibes
By Dakota Parks for Downtown Crowd According to the market research company C+R Research, Pensacola ranks number nine in the country on a...
Dec 1, 20193 min read


Winter Queerstice: Pensacola's All-Inclusive Holiday Celebration
By Dakota Parks for Downtown Crowd When people think of the holidays, they often picture food, family and friends. For the LGBT+...
Dec 1, 20194 min read


Big Shoes to Fill: Big Brothers Big Sisters NWFL
By Dakota Parks for Pensacola Magazine A countless number of children grow up in homes with strained family relations, absent, busy or...
Nov 1, 201910 min read


Inside the Glass: A look into UWF's new Laboratory Science Annex
By Dakota Parks for Northwest Florida's Business Climate Through its 56-year history as a university, the University of West Florida has...
Nov 1, 20193 min read


Home is Where I Park It: Why I Chose an RV over a Dorm or College Apartment
Personal Essay by Dakota Parks for The Argonautica When I first decided on moving 14 hours away from my home in Illinois to study English...
Nov 1, 20197 min read
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